Breast Cancer

BREAST CANCER

400,000 WOMEN DIED LAST YEAR OF BREAST CANCER.

BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON CANCER IN WOMEN.

ONE IN SEVEN WOMEN WILL DEVELOP BREAST CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME.

BREAST CANCER IS THE LEADING KILLER OF WOMEN AGED 35 TO 54.

BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN UNDER AGE 50 IS MORE AGGRESSIVE.

TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF WOMEN DIE WITH THE FIRST YEARS AFTER DIAGNOSIS.

SEVENTY PERCENT OF BREAST CANCERS OCCUR IN WOMEN WITH NO FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER.

OVER NINETY PERCENT OF WOMEN WITH STAGE ONE BREAST CANCER ARE ALIVE FIVE YEARS LATER, BUT ONLY FIFTY EIGHT PERCENT OF BREAST CANCERS ARE DIAGNOSED AT THIS STAGE.

WHEN BREAST THERMOGRAPHY IS THE FIRST SIGN OF A DEVELOPING CANCER, THERE IS A 61% INCREASE IN SURVIVAL RATE.

Why is early detection is important?

In the U.S., breast cancer is diagnosed every 2 minutes, and one woman dies from the disease every 13 minutes. Early detection not only saves lives, but also creates opportunities for early intervention.

	400,000 WOMEN DIED LAST YEAR OF BREAST CANCER.
	BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON CANCER IN WOMEN.
	ONE IN SEVEN WOMEN WILL DEVELOP BREAST CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME.
	BREAST CANCER IS THE LEADING KILLER OF WOMEN AGED 35 TO 54.
	BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN UNDER AGE 50 IS MORE AGGRESSIVE.
	TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF WOMEN DIE WITH THE FIRST YEARS AFTER DIAGNOSIS.
	SEVENTY PERCENT OF BREAST CANCERS OCCUR IN WOMEN WITH NO FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER.
	OVER NINETY PERCENT OF WOMEN WITH STAGE ONE BREAST CANCER ARE ALIVE FIVE YEARS LATER, BUT ONLY FIFTY EIGHT PERCENT OF BREAST CANCERS ARE DIAGNOSED AT THIS STAGE.
	WHEN BREAST THERMOGRAPHY IS THE FIRST SIGN OF A DEVELOPING CANCER, THERE IS A 61% INCREASE IN SURVIVAL RATE.